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Block isn't a jobs program, and employees cost money. Layoffs suck (I got laid off last year) but the reality is that it's a business and regardless of profitab
by mgfist 8mo ago
Block isn't a jobs program, and employees cost money. Layoffs suck (I got laid off last year) but the reality is that it's a business and regardless of profitability, if you're not worth more than your salary you're a liability. The severance given is quite generous and fair. My biggest issue is that Block should never have grown so big in the first place.
- hiddencost 8mo agoI'd encourage anyone wondering where this perspective comes from to read "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher.
- gom_jabbar 8mo agoMark Fisher is excellent. It will be interesting to see if his claim that the human face is required for capitalism's functioning will hold (does not look like it).
- zmjone2992 8mo agoyea but layoffs aren't usually very performance based. i agree in general though.